Paper bag



AhHERZING] PAPER BAG.

(No Model.)

Patented Sept. 24, 1895.

Um'rnn STATES PATENT @FFEQEe ALBERT IIERZING, OF ST. MARYS, OHIO.

PAPER BAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 546,853, datedSeptember 24, 1895.

Application filed May '7, 1895. Serial No. 548,419. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT HERZING, of St. Marys, in the county ofAuglaize and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in PaperBags; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in paper bags more especiallydesigned for use in shipping and handling blankets, the object being toprovide a bag especially well adapted for the purpose indicated and thatcan be used over and over again.

lVith this object in View my invention consists in certain features ofconstruction hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein the bag is shown distended, Figurel is a side elevation of a bag embodying my invention, showing a portionof that side of the bag against which the upper portion is folded inclosing the bag broken away. 7 Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2, Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a side elevation corresponding with Fig. 1, except that inFig. 3 the bag is shown closed. Fig. i is a section on line a 4, Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, a designates the upper portion of the bag,that is in closing the bag folded against one side of the lower portionof the bag, in which lower portion of the bag the blanket or goods arepacked, dotted line b in Fig. 1 indicating the line upon which the upperportion of the bag is folded to form a flap for closing the bag. Thecorners of said flap-forming portion are preferably folded on lines o 0before closing the bag. A piece cl of cloth or fabric is cemented in anyapproved manner to that side of portion a that is on the outside uponclosing the bag,

which piece 01 is arranged in such a manner that a portion of said pieceshall, in the open position of the bag, protrude at the upper eX-tremity of the bag, as shown at d, Figs. 1 and 2. Piece 02 is preferablyattached to the inner surface of the supporting side of the bag, andportions d of piece d are shown provided with an eyletd foraccommodating the insertion of a piece 6 of string or tape that is usedin securing the upper flap-forming portion of the bag in its closingposition. The outer surface of that sideof the bag against which theflap-forming portion is folded in closing the bag is provided, asuitable distance from the line of folding, with a piece g of cloth orother suitable fabric suitably cemented to the bag, and a piece of paperh is preferably cemented to the outer side of said strip or piece g andto the body portion of the bag. Strip or piece 9 is so arranged that aportion of it shall extend above member h, as at g, and be loose, andsaid member 9 is provided with an eyelet g for the insertion of thestring or tape employed in securing the flap-forming portion of the bagin its folded or closing position.

By the construction hereinbefore described it is obvious that the bagcan be used over and over again, and the fastening device with which thebag is provided is so simple that the expense incurred thereby istrifling.

What I claim is A paper bag, whose upper portion is adapted to be foldedagainst the lower or body-portion to form a flap for closing the bag,said flapforming-portion having attached a piece of cloth or fabricprovided with an eyelet, and the body-portion of the bag, upon, the sideagainst which the flap-forming-portion is folded in closing the bag,having attached a piece of cloth or fabric provided with an eye let,substantially as shown, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 11th day of March, 1895.

' ALBERT I-IERZING. Witnesses:

ANTHONY CULLIToN, EMIL KOOF.

